WEBVTT Y MORNING. >> THERE'S NO ROOM FOR THIS. THE KIDS, THEY PUT THEIR TRUST IN THEIR TEACHERS AND THEI COUNSELLORS AND COACHES AND THERE'S NO ROOM FOR THIS KIND BEHAVIOR AT ALL. MORGAN: CORI AND LUCAS PERRY HAVE TWO STUDENTS IN THE WESTBROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT THEIR SON IS A FRESHMAN AND THEIR BEHAVIOR AT ALL. DAUGHTER IS IN FOURTH GRADE. THEY SAY THEY WERE SCARED AND SICKENED TO HEAR ABOUT 27 YEAR TIMOTHY EVEN BEING ARRESTED AND PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER POLICE SAY HE WAS CHARGED WITH 3 COUNTS OF GROSS SEXUA ASSAULT FROM HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A 17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT. >> I'M GLAD IT'S BEEN BROUGHT INTO LIGHT AND IT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE TALKED ABOUT AND I THINK EVERYBODY KIND OF DESERVES A FAIR SHAKE BUT IF THIS IS IN FACT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THEN HE MOST DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM >> IT'S ALWAYS SURPRISING TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS ABOUT ANYONE, ESPECIALLY ANY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. IT'S VERY UPSETTING INFORMATION FOR US. MORGAN: SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY EVEN WAS INVOLVED WITH THE SCHOOL FOR 4 YEARS AS A TRACK COACH AND 3 YEARS AS AN ED TECH AND SAY THE SAFETY OF THEIR STUDENTS COMES FIRST. >> OUR FIRST STEPS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND AT OTHERS SCHOOLS ARE FEELING SAFE AND THAT THEY ARE OUR TOP PRIORITY MORGAN: THEY ARE THANKFUL TO THE DISTRICT FOR REACHING OUT TO THEM. >> THEY WERE VERY QUICK TO RESPOND WITH AND EMAIL AND A LETTER ALERTING PARENTS. THAT WAS NIC MORGAN: POLICE SAY THEY DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY OTHER VICTIMS BUT SAY THEY MOVED AS QUICKLY AS THEY COULD ON THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THE GRAVITY OF IT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR OTHER VICTIMS. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY

The girls' track coach at Westbrook High School has been charged with gross sexual assault, police said.

Timothy Even, 27, was arrested Monday morning after being interviewed by police.

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Even is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault involving a 17-year-old girl.

The victim is a Westbrook High School student, police said.

Some local parents said they were sickened to hear the news.

"There's no room for this. The kids, they put their trust in their teachers and their councilors and coaches and there's no room for this kind of behavior at all," parent Lucas Perry said. Perry's son is a Freshman at Westbrook High School, his daughter is in 4th grade.

"The nature of the relationship, and the fact that he has supervisory or disciplinary or instructional control over that student, that's why the arrest was made," Capt. Sean Lally said.

Investigators said the assault was reported Sunday.

"Our children go to school to learn, not to be in relationships with adults," Lally said.

Even was placed on paid administrative leave. Superintendent Peter Lancia called him an active member of the school community.

"It's always surprising to hear something like this about anyone, especially any one of our employees. It's very upsetting information for us," Lancia said.

Parents were informed of Even's arrest through a letter sent home Monday afternoon. The school district is offering support to students.

"Our first steps are to make sure that students at the high school and at others schools are feeling safe and that they are our top priority," Lancia said.

Police said they do not believe there are any other victims.

Lancia said the school district has a policy regarding employee and student relationships.

"We reinforce those at the beginning of every school year, at the beginning of every season. Fortunately, our boundaries are usually pretty well-maintained," Lancia said.

Even will remain on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

"I'm glad it's been brought into light, and it really does need to be talked about and I think everybody kind of deserves a fair shake, but if this is in fact what's been going on then he most definitely needs to be removed from the school system," Perry said.